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NBC Skips 9/11 Moment of Silence to Air Kris Jenner Interview on Today Show

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2:03 pm, September 11th, 2012

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In a controversial move, NBC decided to skip a moment of silence for the September 11 terrorist attacks on Tuesday morning in favor of airing an interview with Kris Jenner on the “Today Show.”

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At 8:46 a.m. (the time when the first plane struck the World Trade Center eleven years ago), cable news outlets — along with ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “CBS This Morning” — cut to the solemn moment, led by President Obama and the First Lady at the White House, and by New York City police and fire personnel near Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan.

But as seen in the clip below, Savannah Guthrie’s conversation with Jenner, about her breast implants and “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” began at 8:45 a.m. and ran uninterrupted.

WNBC, New York’s affiliate, aired the moment of silence, but national “Today Show” viewers got Jenner instead.

In response to criticism, a NBC News rep said in a statement, “The ‘Today’ show dedicated a considerable amount of time to September 11th coverage this morning throughout the entire show.”

What do you think about NBC’s decision?

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  • me2011

    and nbc is trying to recoup their #1 status,,,wasy to go, this is really gonna push them there. this is an incredibly “stupid” move by nbc, they deserve to fall off the radar….and of all people,,,,Kris Jenner, who gives a sh– about her much less her chest

  • Lindsey

    Wowwww. REAL classy.

  • Summer_Islander

    O_o …because words can’t explain the way I feel about this.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/JTYQSJGOQRIQ24OREB4LDVVNPI Mary

    They skipped the moment of silence to talk about Kris Jenner’s breast implants? Way to go NBC and Savannah Guthrie. You really have your priorities straight, NOT!!! That’s disgusting.

  • Lisa

    I think overall this is very sad and disrespectful…I could go on and on but sadness is my main reaction that this is what the media has come to- putting a reality show star’s interview on over showing respect for all those who lost their lives twelve years ago.

  • Anonymous

    Not the best idea they’ve ever had.

  • vera

    Which is one more reason why I will no longer watch the Today Show. I’ve moved on to GMA.

  • Becky

    Unbelievably disrespectful.

  • S.L

    seriously disrespectful of them to do this especially for an interview so totally ridiculous. I just want the kardashians to just disappear already they offer no real substance to society at all

  • Lea

    I think there comes a time when you can say, “ok, we’ve mourned for over a decade, it’s time to move on”. There’s a lot of tragedy happening in the world every that deserves a moment of silence, but you don’t keep it up indefinitely. But to make that decision now in favor of breast implants??!

  • aquarius64

    NBC bumps something this important as remembering 9/11 to air Pimp Mom? That could have waited. Cue the backlash.

  • Jo Brown

    At least they can’t blame Kris Jenner fir this one.

  • Jo Brown

    This is nbc not jenner’s fault.

  • just saying

    a time to move on I get but to give the Kardashin the platform is total ignorance. There are many more justifiable people shoudl recieve that honor with there importance. This is a slap in the face to those that are deserved.. What a scam

  • …

    She probably paid them lol :(

  • …

    She did the interview, didn’t she? Since she’s so “powerful,” she could have objected to the time and showed respect herself.

  • Tina1

    So glad this happened while Kris Jenner was on there. Anything to give this horrible family more negative press and make people stop endorsing them in anyway.

  • Claire

    I’m so sick of seeing a forty year old woman (Savannah Guthrie) behave like a star struck teenager when she’s interviewing these so-called celebrities. NBC & Matt Lauer you’ve gotten what you deserve here…..not sure who looked more foolish: Guthrie or Jenner…whatever the case, such disrespect….unacceptable.

  • http://www.facebook.com/creativexangst Kelly Lydel

    Yea, and I REALLY wish they showed respect for the people that died ELEVEN years ago…

  • Satine

    I am happy I no longer watch this show. If this is what they think is relevant today than go for it but do not expect people to follow. I am certain there will always be other who will but I for one have moved on to better quality programming and even if I have guilty pleasures of some reality television, Kris Jenner would not be on that list at all. I wonder if there will be an back-peddling from NBC?

  • Lori

    Just another in a series of poor decisions by NBC and the Today Show. I guess piss poor decisions by them are to be expected, at this point.

  • Went

    I could understand a little if the Today show was based in another city, but they are New York! Today was my source of news of what was happening 11 years ago. Sorry to see they care more about entertainment than news relevant to our country. Very unprofessional!

  • Jenny

    It would not have hurt this “story” to focus on something actually important. And yet they fired Ann Curry and continue to highlight the lowest common denominator(s) from E. No words, no words.

  • Anonymous

    nbc is also desperate for ratings to show the trash’s mother.

  • Shadow

    Horrible, just horrible…. they should be ashamed. Breast implants, really ?? Who gives a sh**!!

  • jspattzfan

    One of the many reasons that the Today show has slipped in the ratings. Who made this bonehead decision? Talk about disrespecting the victims and their families!

  • Pasquale

    And they wonder why their position in morning television has slipped?

  • upsidedownworld

    despicable! will NOT be watching them ANYMORE! Nothing I needed to hear from the Kardashians!

  • http://www.facebook.com/amycox1269 Amy Medrano

    classless

  • UWS

    S.L., the trajedy may have happened 11 years ago but the wound is still very fresh in the hearts and minds of the American people. Everyday there’s something that directly affects someone from the result of that act of cowardice.

  • Ali

    My God, stop the world I want to get off. Those idiots at NBC. Their building could have been the one targeted too. One Rockefeller Center is known worldwide also. Again from me to them, you idiots. Show some respect!!!!

  • Claire

    Yes! Bullseye!!

  • Chanel

    So apparently the Kartrashians mean more to them those that lost their lives in the most horrific event in our country’s history? Disgusting.

  • http://twitter.com/babygege7 Gege

    What?? Momzilla’s fake boobies are more important than 9/11? Give me one good reason not to boycott them forever. Those *&*%* Kardashians!

  • http://twitter.com/babygege7 Gege

    By the way, I was talking about boycotting NBC, I already avoid the Kardashians like the plague

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1167167461 Janel Corey

    SOOOOOOOOOOO DISGUSTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1167167461 Janel Corey
  • uhuher

    How fucking tacky!! I guess we shouldn’t expect anything less from this band of brainless assholes..

  • Sassenach

    I don’t call this old bag a celebrity. Just because they are media whores doesn’t make them celebrities.
    And because of a stupid stunt like that I don’t watch NBC news anymore. Idiots like them are more important than actual news. What a slap in the face of the people who had loved ones die on 9/11. NBC you should be ashamed of yourself. I’d rather watch BBC news and hear about actual news.

  • Sassenach

    This media whore is taking every opportunity to be seen or heard, so an objection was surely not in her vocabulary. How pathetic!

  • Steph

    Unforgivable. I will not longer watch The Today Show!

  • http://www.facebook.com/lauralealoves Laura Allen Barnes

    Really sad. I knew there was a reason I don’t watch NBC.

  • D. Martin

    I cannot believe that NBC did that. Who decided that?! So…what? All those people who were tragically killed 11 years ago is just…old news?! How disrespectful. I am not watching them anymore.

  • kristen

    how pathetic for NBC to do this..1 moment of silence is not alot to ask when famlies of those who died will relive this day, everyday until they die, I live in Pennsylvania, 5 miles from were flight 93 crashed and I will remember the echo in the valley the day that plane hit the earth, it felt like an earthquake that PA has never had and a friend whos best friend Elizabeth was on that plane and will never be home again. It is something we will never forget and what a shame it is for NBC to feel that this women is more important than the lives and families of September 11th.!!!

  • Niki

    You know getting all the details of that breast implant is so important much more than remembering and respecting the innocents of the terrorists attack Trust me if you ask that B**** what happen at apt 11 she would now know.

  • Diane

    it has nothing to do with kris jenner or anyone else in her family. she just happened to be the guest. she has no control over any decision at Today. you should have a problem with them not her.

  • Tina1

    Yes but it was Kris Jenner who thought her recent breast augmentation was important enough to a) discuss on the show and b) discuss on 9/11. Any other guest would have acknowledged 9/11 in some way and would have talked about something more substantial.

  • alexstorm

    This day is sad, wanting a way to feel comforted, or to honor those who died, people look to their TV news to share the moment of silence, to remember what a gorgeous day it was in NY that day, to support the families, to come together as a country.
    Then you got Today with Matt Lauer and I think that says it all! wtg nbc gma for the win!!

  • Claire

    Oh totally agreed Sassenach!!

  • mike345516

    Hey NBC. Did you air the Ray-Jay video masterpiece in the next segment???

  • Regina1180

    So disrespectful, and it makes it 100 times worse that they aired an interview with this attention whore. Why not interview one of the many heroes that were at Ground Zero on and after 9/11?

    Disgusting!!!!

  • L

    This is disgusting.

  • Holly

    This is just…disgusting. I’m not going to blame Kris Jenner. I’m going to pin it all on NBC. They make the calls. They should have scheduled her interview for after the moment of silence. This is why I don’t watch The Today Show anymore.

  • sindeelou

    what the fuck else can possibly be new with these kartrashians???? same shit different day. what a bummer they care more about this trash

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Olivia-Walker/100001088930679 Olivia Walker

    This is highly upsetting to me. I knew someone who was killed in the attacks and thinking that NBC would rather talk about Kris Jenner, someone who has hardly done anything to help the world or this great nation, sickens me. IDGF about her or her boobs. I care what the president has to say about a terrorist attack on US soil tho. Way to go NBC. At least now I know what counts as news to them.

  • Anonymous

    I’m thirty seven years old. I grew up watching the Today Show, I loved Jane Pauly, Bryant Gumbel, and Willard Scott. I watched yesterday and I realized that this show is not what it once was, like many other things. Kriss Jenner is a joke like her daughters, for this show to interveiw her about her implants, instead of paying repsect to an incident that changed our lives was insulting,and sad I can say that I’m done with the Today Show!!!

  • Claire

    LOL!!!

  • trella22

    NBC, brilliant! Let’s glorify reality trash versus recognizing a moment of silence for 9/11. NBC is a liberal station that caters to actors and the hollywood community mostly in part because those people line their politicians pockets!

  • http://www.facebook.com/kathy.griggs.792 Kathy Griggs

    This is seriously wrong. Way to go NBC. IF Ann Curry had been there, this would not have happened. The one that needed to leave is Matt Lauer. HE is an ass hat.

  • J F

    Yes, I’d much rather hear from a woman who refuses to admit she’s getting older and is getting plastic surgery to keep that from happening instead of honoring those who died on 9/11. Makes sense to me.

  • Michelle

    You don’t know that any other guest would have done that. You’re being ignorant in assuming that because the purpose of having the guest was not for them to talk about it. Any other guest would have discussed whatever was going on in their life i.e. promoting whatever endorsement they have whether it be a movie, album, fragrance, etc. Just because you don’t like Kris Jenner doesn’t mean you can blame her or put her at fault for this. This is the fault of the network.

  • patty

    NEV NEVER WATCHING THIS DISRESPECTFUL MINDLESS SHOW AGAIN! HOW DARE THEY DO THIS! IM APPALLED!

  • mud

    Really now, haven’t we had enough of the Kartrashians??? Shame on NBC. Hope it backfired on them through the ratings, the only numbers they pay attention to.

  • wendy

    idiotic decision and sooo disrespectful but not really surprising from this classless show. i was a loyal viwer for the past 25 years but no more. pathetic.

  • tammy

    how direspectful of nbc. I am not surprised that kris jenner let it happen. because we all know how important it is that she have a boob job. NOT! you uncaring, self absorbed, self centered, ” the whole world revoves around me person” i now know why i dont watch you channel programs. Because if you all think that kris jenner or any of the kardashiens are more important than those people who lost their lives on that fateful day then maybe you should live with those self centered people .

  • K. Mills

    I am leaving your network, both the morning and evening news show, which I have recorded and watched for as long as recording has been possible. Because of your bias against mainstream American values. You need to learn to report the news and not spin it.
    9-11- happened in your back yard and must have effect some at NBC personally, shocked that you have chosen to take part in helping us forget.
    Will your next spot be on how to join the Taliban?

  • Coloradodaughter

    This is exactly why I switched off NBC when they did what they did to Ann Curry.

  • Devin

    How long are we going to cry about 9/11? This is such a pointless argument and i am shocked that all the other media news stations are spending so much coverage complaining about NBC not having a moment of silence.

  • Anonymous

    Ugh! This article disgusted me. Why would anyone feel that some attention whore “celebrity” deserves more attention than 9/11? NBC and the Kardashians both suck.

  • Anonymous

    Nice play NBC! (NOT!) That’s it for the Today show for me! It was on shaky ground after getting Kris Jenner for an interview…..but not pausing for a minute’s silence to honor 9-11 is so disrespectful. And Savannah Guthrie is supposed to be better than Ann Curry? Game over NBC.

  • Rita

    So sick of them, and nbc should be very very ashame , reason i never watch nbc years ago

  • Rita

    kardashians are a disgrace, with no morals at all but they only for their looks, how sad

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